Planets and Moons ID: 4190

MAVEN: Science Orbit

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on September 4, 2014

This visualization shows how the MAVEN spacecraft orbit changes as it progresses from the initial, highly elliptical entry orbit to a somewhat less elliptical orbit and finally to the science orbit.

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Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Ernie Wright (USRA): Animator
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
David Folta (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Bruce Jakosky (LASP): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support

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Data Used:

also referred to as: GSFC Flight Dynamics Facility Ephemeris

Ephemeris - GSFC/FDF

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JPL DE421 also referred to as: DE421

Ephemeris - NASA/JPL

Planetary ephemerides

http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?ephemerides#planets

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MAVEN

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Orbit
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Solar System >> Orbits
SVS >> Solar System >> Planets >> Moons
SVS >> Solar System >> Moons
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons